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State Rep. Brad Christ says Mayor Tishaura O. Jones is injecting politics into policing. She says he’s pushing a political plan.

With 1:10 to play in Tuesday's game, a fight involving numerous people erupted a few rows behind the VCU bench. The game was delayed as officials worked to regain control.

A man, 35, from Freeburg died when he was hit by an SUV on Tuesday night on Route 13, the Illinois State Police said.

Kaiser employs 30 office workers and 120 IBEW Local 1 electricians and communication technicians.

Stifel Financial Corp. reported nearly $5 billion in revenue in 2024, becoming the best year in the company's 135-year history.

Timothy Fox, 58, was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Bill Eigel, former state senator from Weldon Spring and unsuccessful candidate for governor, had nothing but praise for former Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, Gov. Mike Kehoe’s choice for GOP chairman.

Under current law, 16- and 17-year-olds can marry with parental consent. A bill sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery would prohibit issuing a marriage license to anyone younger than 18.

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The measure's sponsor, Lisa Clancy, D-Maplewood, said after discussing the issue with stakeholders, she had decided that April 8 wasn't the right time to try again to pass the tax.

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has taken a number of steps to control the spread of bird flu

Nearly a decade ago, a warming shelter for homeless people in St. Louis closed. Now it's back.

Conner Kerrigan, a spokesman for Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, described the raises as a show of gratitude for workers as the city recruits to fill its large number of vacancies.

The brothers say they learned of this secret agreement when Nelly and St. Lunatic member Ali Jones were beefing in 2022 and talked about the agreement in interviews.

The new apartment development on Lindell and Kingshighway boulevards had been delayed due to higher interest rates, the developers said.

“The school district’s basically having to get Ubers for kids, at what point do we really elevate” to state intervention, said Sen. Rick Brattin, chairman of the Senate Education Committee.

The Missouri governor said that to expand school choice, legislators should also approve open-enrollment legislation that would allow students to transfer to schools in districts where they don’t reside.

Democrats currently control two-thirds of all seats in the Illinois General Assembly — 78 of 118 in the House and 40 of 59 in the Senate.